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Napier's bones
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English
Alternative forms
en Napier's rods
Noun
p Napier's bones
en arithmetic A set of numbered rods used for multiplication and division (see the Wikipedia article for a fuller explanation).
Translations
a set of numbered rods used for multiplication and division
Armenian: hy
Catalan: ca àbac neperià m
Finnish: fi Napierin luut p
Georgian: ka
German: de Napiersche Rechenstäbchen n-p
Greek: el οστά του Νάπιερ n-p
Hungarian: hu Napier-csontok p
Irish: ga slata Napier f-p
Polish: pl kostki Napiera f-p
Portuguese: pt ossos de Napier p
Russian: ru па́лочки Не́пера f-p, ru не́перовы па́лочки f-p
Spanish: es ábaco neperiano m
Further reading
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